Kissing Monsters Series by Lynn Robin

“When you kiss a monster, you turn them into angels.If you’d kiss the Collector, he would turn you into a monster.So… what happens if you would kiss a human?”Her name is Kiss.She travels the world to find monsters to kiss and turn them into angels—for the world has too many monsters and too few angels, she believes; too many shadows and too few stars in the sky... more“When you kiss a monster, you turn them into angels.If you’d kiss the Collector, he would turn you into a monster.So… what happens if you would kiss a human?”Her name is Kiss.She travels the world to find monsters to kiss and turn them into angels—for the world has too many monsters and too few angels, she believes; too many shadows and too few stars in the sky.But then she crosses paths with Zane, a young human man, a lost and lonely cello player, who tells her about the Collector—a monster who would turn her into a demon if she’d kiss him.The Collector wants and claims everything that catches his attention.And so, he starts hunting for Kiss.Will she run? Will she stay and fight?Or could Zane, a mere human, save her instead? less

For a wild moment Scarlet considered brushing her mouth against Julian’s—something urged her on, a need she couldn’t say she ever felt before.Perhaps it was his beauty.Or perhaps it was the mystery that surrounded him, something that told her there was more to him than met the eye.Something broken.Kiss is Scarlet; Scarlet is Kiss... moreFor a wild moment Scarlet considered brushing her mouth against Julian’s—something urged her on, a need she couldn’t say she ever felt before.Perhaps it was his beauty.Or perhaps it was the mystery that surrounded him, something that told her there was more to him than met the eye.Something broken.Kiss is Scarlet; Scarlet is Kiss.After revealing himself as Julian, Lock has returned Kiss’s memories to her—but the past is more painful than the agony she had to endure not remembering, as a tale of toxic love unravels in her mind.As Kiss finds herself trapped in dark recollections and a version of herself that threatens to take over her new identity, Zane brings along Skylar as an ally as he enters Lock’s lair, determined to find his one true love.And free her.But Lock has surrounded himself with all the monsters once belonging to Zane’s collection, unwilling to relinquish Kiss as he savors her heartbreak, and will do everything in his power to keep Zane from reaching her.Confronted with their own shadowy pasts, Zane has to battle loneliness once more and Skylar has to choose to remember her old self or embrace the slumbering powers inside her… while attracting the unwanted attention of Lock.The games have only just begun. less

Half-dreaming, Zane reaches out expecting to find Kiss’s body next to him, to let his hands roam over her soft, round curves and satin skin, his arms aching to pull her closer so he can bury his face in her hair and then sink back into sleep, into a dream in which he can kiss her shoulder, her collarbones, her neck, her cheek, her lips.He reaches.But the bed is empty.Nightmares have come to life. Angels are falling.But love burns bright... moreHalf-dreaming, Zane reaches out expecting to find Kiss’s body next to him, to let his hands roam over her soft, round curves and satin skin, his arms aching to pull her closer so he can bury his face in her hair and then sink back into sleep, into a dream in which he can kiss her shoulder, her collarbones, her neck, her cheek, her lips.He reaches.But the bed is empty.Nightmares have come to life. Angels are falling.But love burns bright.Traveling the world for weeks now, Kiss and Zane are still searching for the Wandering Artist to help them make a ring to tame the monster in Kiss’s heart who wakes up every single night, always hungry for a demon’s or a human’s blood.Skylar tries to track them down, determined to make Lady Scarlet—and any other monster—disappear from the world, unaware of the trail of nightmarish creatures she’s leaving behind while doing so.It seems that Skylar’s kisses might not turn monsters into angels after all… but into Nightmares instead.Following the rumors about the Wandering Artist into dreamy snowlands, Zane and Kiss first believe Skylar and the angels are the only ones who stand between them and their love—but soon they realize there are worse opponents out there; those who would do anything to tear them apart.Even if it results in blood. less

“If I lose myself to Lady Scarlet,” Kiss repeats, pressing a finger to his mouth, “then I count on you to find me.” She leans closer, her whisper close to a breath. “To bring me back to you.”His lips part slightly, his exhale brushing her skin.“Will you promise me, Zane?”His fingers wrap around her wrist and his lips move against her fingertip, almost like a kiss—but not quite.“I promise,” he rasps... more“If I lose myself to Lady Scarlet,” Kiss repeats, pressing a finger to his mouth, “then I count on you to find me.” She leans closer, her whisper close to a breath. “To bring me back to you.”His lips part slightly, his exhale brushing her skin.“Will you promise me, Zane?”His fingers wrap around her wrist and his lips move against her fingertip, almost like a kiss—but not quite.“I promise,” he rasps.Separated by dark forces once more, Kiss and Zane split ways—Kiss sets out to find the Gifted One known as the Healer in order to save the dying angels, while Zane risks his life to look for Skylar and August, hoping he can convince Skylar to control her Nightmares, as well as finding and saving August from Lock’s trap.As Kiss fights both Nightmares and Lady Scarlet, she soon starts to doubt whether it’s a fight she can win without losing herself forever—but Zane has promised to save her when that day comes.And it’s a promise he will never break, no matter the stakes.But soon forgotten powers from the past appear to play a greater role than anyone could have anticipated—even the angels—forged from fire and still burning bright.Love isn’t the only thing that burns like flames.So does the past; so does the need to survive. less